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Engagement before alliance

T Nadelson

    Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
    |January 1, 1980
    PubMed
    Summary

    This psychotherapy approach requires deep therapist engagement for ego-depleted patients. Active involvement and support help patients borrow strength, enabling therapeutic progress.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychotherapy
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Psychoanalytic Therapy

    Background:

    • Traditional psychoanalytic therapy often maintains a distant stance.
    • Ego-depleted states and morbid diseases present unique therapeutic challenges.

    Observation:

    • Therapeutic alliance and issue exploration require initial therapist engagement.
    • Patients in helpless states benefit from therapist concern, family involvement, and occasional medication.
    • An 'all out' effort allows patients to utilize the therapist's strength.

    Findings:

    • This intensive approach facilitates the initiation of psychotherapy for severely affected patients.
    • Therapeutic goals can be adjusted, with many patients progressing to further exploratory work.
    • This method diverges from conventional psychoanalytic canons, requiring therapist courage.

    Implications:

    • Encourages therapists to embrace closeness with patients experiencing desperation or severe illness.
    • Suggests a flexible, engaged therapeutic model for complex psychological conditions.
    • Highlights the potential for borrowing therapist strength in overcoming psychological depletion.

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